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Coal Mining Operations
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The following tables are the mining operations in the state of Wyoming as of the end of 2000, unless otherwise noted. They will be updated when I get farther information.


Campbell County
OPERATOR
MINE
TYPE
TONNAGE
Powder River Coal CO North Antelope/Rochelle Surface 70,769,071
Arch Coal CO Black Thunder Surface 60,101,570
Kennecott Energy CO Cordero Rojo Complex Surface 38,623,100
Kerr-McGee Coal CORP Jacobs Ranch Surface 28,204,776
Caballo Coal CO Caballo Surface 25,596,000
RAG Coal West, INC Eagle Butte Surface 18,622,992
Triton Coal North Rochelle Surface 17,187,000
Triton Coal CO Buckskin Surface 15,833,179
RAG Coal West, INC Bell Ayr Surface 15,016,000
Arch Coal, INC Coal Creek Surface 4,190,140
Wyodak Resources Development CORP Wyodak Surface 3,050,325
Dry Fork Coal CO Dry Fork Surface 2,268,720
Campbell County

Totals
299,542,969
One way to do it ;^).
Converse County
OPERATOR
MINE
TYPE
TONNAGE
Kennecott Energy CO Antelope Surface 22,968,729
Glenrock Coal CO Dave Johnston Surface 631,126
Converse County

Totals
23,599,855
One way to do it ;^).
Sweetwater County
OPERATOR
Mine
TYPE
TONNAGE
Bridger Coal CO Jim Bridger Surface 6,506,632
Black Butte Coal CO Black Butte Surface 3,453,105
Sweetwater County

Totals
9,959,737
One way to do it ;^).
Lincoln County
OPERATOR
MINE
TYPE
TONNAGE
Pittsburg & Midway Kemmer Surface 3,725,983
Lincoln County

Totals
3,725,983
One way to do it ;^).
Carbon County
OPERATOR
MINE
TYPE
TONNAGE
RAG Shoshone Coal Shoshone #1 Underground 1,209,795
Arch of Wyoming Seminoe II Surface 402,783
Arch of Wyoming Medicine Bow Surface 372,615
Carbon County

Totals
1,985,193
One way to do it ;^).
Sheridan County
OPERATOR
MINE
TYPE
TONNAGE
Big Horn Coal CO Big Horn Surface 38,411
Sheridan County

Totals
38,411
One way to do it ;^).
All Wyoming Coal Operations
OPERATORS
MINES
TYPES
TONNAGE
15
21
1 underground,
20 surface
338,852,148



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